Anonymous wrote:I think "be a little deaf" was something Ruth Bader Ginsburg listed as one of her keys to a long, happy marriage. Wise words when applied to teens too.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:^^^ That's good advice and so is the one someone has posted on DCUM before >> QTIP = Quit Taking it Personally.
The part that frustrates me is my DS who could be getting better grades if he'd get himself organized. This has been an ongoing battle for 3+ years and it's tiring. Waiting for executive functioning to kick in.
I like this advice and the "be a little deaf". My oldest is 13 and so far so good between him and me because I tend to follow that approach but DH tends to (IMO) overreact to every little thing so the conflict between the two of them drives me crazy and I see it getting a lot worse before he makes it through the teen years. I keep trying to gently encourage DH to back off but it isn't having much impact so far.
Anonymous wrote:Nothing like a teen girls to let you know exactly what's wrong with you...over...and over...
Anonymous wrote:Some good advice I got for the teenage years and the associated lippiness: "Be a little deaf."
Anonymous wrote:^^^ That's good advice and so is the one someone has posted on DCUM before >> QTIP = Quit Taking it Personally.
The part that frustrates me is my DS who could be getting better grades if he'd get himself organized. This has been an ongoing battle for 3+ years and it's tiring. Waiting for executive functioning to kick in.